HLnovel Chapter 79 Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
Chapter 79 Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
In the pitch-black night, the Aso family mansion was engulfed in flames, with the flames visible from afar and the heat wave felt as if it were hitting you.
Bai Yexiu walked down the street, with the burning mansion behind him.
He took off his charred trench coat and threw it into a trash can a meter away.
Although this outfit was a limited edition that the boss bought for him, the edges were already charred when he jumped out of the mansion, which is quite a pity.
Hearing the sounds of buildings collapsing coming from inside the mansion in the distance, Bai Yexiu quietly clenched his fist.
The "Mr. White Night" that Asagi mentioned stirred up his memories again.
That was his biological father.
His life was given to him by that brother and sister. But apart from life, they gave him nothing good.
……
In a secluded corner, Conan cautiously peeked out. Seeing that the boy was already some distance away from him, he quickly ran towards the trash can.
The trench coat that Bai Yexiu had just thrown away was in the trash can. Conan took out the trench coat and examined it carefully, his gaze drifting towards Bai Yexiu's retreating figure in the distance.
This trench coat is clearly a brand name product, and it has burn marks on it, which means...
Conan quietly followed them.
He hadn't forgotten what happened with Miyano Akemi. Judging from the marks on that trench coat, this person must have been to the scene of the Aso family fire. The question was, what was he doing there?
Bai Yexiu hadn't gone far when he sensed the "little tail" behind him. He was always very sensitive to "little tails".
Moreover, Conan is on this island. Conan seems to have eyes that can see a thousand miles, he can spot him anywhere with just a glance, so it's no surprise that he's being followed by Conan.
Bai Yexiu didn't want to get entangled with Conan any further; he just wanted to go back to his hotel and sleep.
and so……
Conan followed the boy in the thin shirt ahead, and soon they arrived at a secluded path.
Conan had a vague feeling that something was wrong, because he seemed to sense that a pair of eyes were watching him. Worse still, the organization member was gone!
Conan frowned, looked around, and then turned to retreat.
"Little boy, your recklessness will ruin you and those around you sooner or later." A boy's voice suddenly appeared not far behind Conan.
As Conan turned his head in horror, Bai Yexiu smiled and gently said while playing with his hair with one hand, "I don't like killing children, but that doesn't mean my colleagues won't."
"Why are you near Aso's house?!" Conan asked bluntly.
Bai Yexiu couldn't help but admire Conan's incredible courage. In such a remote, deserted street, without even a hint of pretense, he directly confronted a... vicious and ruthless member of the organization.
"It's not a good thing for a child to be so curious." With that, Bai Yexiu took off his baseball cap and threw it on the ground.
The moment the hat touched the ground, a cloud of white dust instantly rose up, causing Conan to cough repeatedly.
"Until we meet again."
These were the last four words Conan heard.
Conan covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve and rushed into the smoke to look for Bai Yexiu, only to find that there was no one there anymore. The surroundings were so quiet that it was as if no one had been there just a few seconds ago.
Damn it, he actually got away!
Conan gritted his teeth, about to leave, when he realized he seemed to be stepping on something—
It is an orchid.
Conan picked up the flower and examined it under the streetlight.
Is this flower... just my imagination? It looks kind of familiar...
……
On another street—
As expected, what Kaito taught them still came in handy.
Bai Yexiu leisurely patted the small amount of powder off his body and walked towards his hotel.
……
"Professor Agasa, what's wrong? What's that strange smell of alcohol on this outfit?" Conan pushed open the door to Professor Agasa's research lab.
“It is indeed strange, as you said. No wonder you felt a little dizzy after smelling it. It seems that some medicine was sprayed on this garment. I detected a small amount of an ingredient called gamma-hydroxybutyric acid and other unknown ingredients,” Dr. Agasa said.
"—Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid is the main ingredient in those 'obedience potions' on the market." Ai Haibara suddenly appeared and continued, "Can you tell me where you got this outfit?"
"It was taken off and thrown away by a member of the organization, and it smells very strange, with an indescribable familiarity. If you smell it up close, it makes me dizzy." Conan chose to tell the truth.
Ai Haibara seemed to be stunned for a moment, her face showing a hint of disbelief, because no member of the organization would be willing to wear clothes sprayed with an unknown drug.
"Kudo, you've been secretly investigating the organization again, haven't you? I told you before, you're putting yourself in a very dangerous situation..."
“…Of course I know.” Conan interrupted her. “You have to face challenges head-on at all times, don’t you?”
"..." Ai Haibara didn't know how to refute him.